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Sports organisations Sport and physical activity organisations in Finland have over 1.1 million members. The Ministry of Education and Culture allocates government grants to national organisations that promote sport and physical activity while mun...

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and its effects in the administrative branch of the Ministry of Education and Culture On this page, we will update information on the impacts of the situation in the administrative branch of the Ministry of Education a...

12.11.2025 | The Sports Ministers of 33 countries and the European Commission have expressed their grave concern about the decision of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) in September to discontinue the partial suspensions of the National Paralympic Committees of Belarus and Russia from the Paralympic Games.

8.7.2022 | On Thursday 30 June, the sports ministers of 35 like-minded countries issued a second joint statement stating that the national administrative bodies of Russian and Belarusian sports should be suspended from international sports federations. The collective of like-minded countries issued their first statement in March.

4.5.2023 | Ministers of sport from 36 countries have issued a fourth collective statement on the exclusion of Russia and Belarus from international sports.

1.11.2022 | The EU Ministers responsible for Sports, submitted a letter to the President of the International Olympic Committee Mr Thomas Bach, have expressed their concern about the deteriorating situation in Ukraine caused by the ongoing Russian war of aggression supported by Belarus. In the letter, the Ministers reiterated the requirement to exclude Russia and Belarus from all international sports activities.

21.2.2023 | In their statement published on 20 February, the ministers of sport from 34 countries state that the International Olympic Committee should not change its decision of 28 February 2022 concerning the participation of Russian and Belarusian athletes in international sports. According to the ministers, the situation in Ukraine has deteriorated over the past year.

21.12.2021 | The Sports Ministers of the European Union Iceland and Norway have signed a statement calling for transparency, democracy and respect for human rights in the work of international sport federations.

1.11.2022 | President of the International Olympic Committee Dear Mr Bach, We, the like-minded ministers of the Member States of the European Union responsible for the sports agenda, are concerned by the deteriorating situation in Ukraine caused by the ongoin...

11.3.2026 | Mr Pietrangelo Buttafuoco President of La Biennale di Venezia Mr Luigi Brugnaro, Ms Tamara Gregoretti, Mr Luca Zaia Board of Directors of La Biennale di Venezia For information: Mr Alessandro Giuli Minister of Culture of the Italian Republic Honou...

2.8.2017 | The Finnish Minister for Sport Sampo Terho is delighted that a MotoGP Motorcycle Road Racing Grand Prix will be held in Finland. The timing was confirmed by Dorna Sports, the promoter of the MotoGP series, on 2 August 2017. MotoGP Grand Prix of Finland will take place at KymiRing motorsports complex in 2019. The Grand Prix will be organised in Finland over five consecutive years.

26.1.2017 | />^, ^-o5 ^, ^l^öo/^ffVS PROGRAMME ON CULTURAL EXCHANGES BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF FINLAND AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA FOR THE PERIOD 2005 -2009 The Government of the Republic of Finland and the Government o...

26.5.2020 | ENG PR EM S 03 73 20 http://book.coe.int ISBN 978-92-871-8966-0 €19 / US$38 www.coe.int The Council of Europe is the continent’s leading human rights organisation. It comprises 47 member states, including all members of the European Union. All Cou...

26.5.2020 | ENG PR EM S 03 73 20 http://book.coe.int ISBN 978-92-871-8966-0 €19 / US$38 www.coe.int The Council of Europe is the continent’s leading human rights organisation. It comprises 47 member states, including all members of the European Union. All Cou...

3.8.2018 | Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development EDU/WKP(2017)9 Unclassified English - Or. English 17 November 2017 DIRECTORATE FOR EDUCATION AND SKILLS COLLABORATION, ALLIANCE, AND MERGER AMONG HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS OECD Education W...

4.5.2023 | Idrottsministrarna från 36 länder har gett ett fjärde gemensamt uttalande om utestängningen av Ryssland och Belarus från internationell idrottsverksamhet.

4.5.2023 | 36 maan urheiluministerit ovat antaneet neljännen yhteisen julkilausuman liittyen Venäjän ja Valko-Venäjän sulkemiseen kansainvälisestä urheilutoiminnasta.

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21.6.2006 | Active citizenship, democracy education and topics such as the challenges presented by the openness of the EU youth policy will be discussed in the Young Active Citizenships – EU Meeting in Hyvinkää on 1–4 July 2006. The meeting promoting the active citizenship of young people is organised by the Ministry of Education in collaboration with the Finnish Youth Research Network, the Finnish Youth Co-operation – Allianssi, and the City of Helsinki Youth Department.

16.10.2018 | 1 WHERE TO FIND INFORMATION ON INDEMNITY SCHEMES (version 02.04.2018) AUSTRIA website translation Standard Letter of Guarantee for Objects on Loan to Federal Museums contact Name: Mag. Regina Reitböck Organisation: Federal Ministry of Finance Divi...